Peter Barlow's Cigarette #39

Peter Barlow's Cigarette

Peter Barlow's Cigarette #39  ~ ft. Tim Allen, Tom Crompton & Maggie O'Sullivan

Carlton Club

An afternoon of alternative poetries4.00 - 6.00pm, The Carlton Club, Carlton Road, Whalley RangeFree entry, but booking strongly advisedW﻿e will be celebrating the launch of two new books by Tim Allen (see below), as well as somewhat belatedly launching Maggie O&#x27;Sullivan&#x27;s Courtship of Lapwings, which was published by Manchester-based press if p then q in 2021.~~ || FOR COVID SAFETY MEASURES, &amp; ACCESSIBILITY INFO, PLEASE READ BELOW || ~~~~~T﻿IM ALLEN ~will be reading from two new recently published books – Very Rare Poems Upon the Earth (Aquifer) and The Indescribable Thrill of the Half-Volley (Leafe), the latter being his 20th book of poetry. He has so many books of poetry because he is quite old. Expected later this year will be Mattered by Tangents (Contraband). Tim has been one of the organisers of Peter Barlow’s Cigarette for 9 years and in a previous life lived in Plymouth where he ran the Language Club reading series and edited the magazine Terrible Work. In an even earlier life he was a primary school teacher because he managed to scrape into Teachers Training College by impressing the Head of English with his knowledge of Rimbaud, Baudelaire and Mallarme, who of course were French. He is very proud of his academic achievements, 5 G.C.E. ‘O’ levels and Grade 2 Shorthand and TypingT﻿OM CROMPTON ~is a poet living in Leeds. He co-runs the Poets’ Hardship Fund with Dom Hale and Alex Marsh.M﻿AGGIE O&#x27;SULLIVAN ~is a poet, artist, &amp; editor, living in West Yorkshire. She has performed her work and published internationally since the late 1970s. She will be reading from Courtship of Lapwings (ifpthenq, 2021) as well as other work.~~~COVID SAFETYSince the risks of the Covid-19 virus are still present, we would like to take what measures we can to make this event as safe as possible. We will be limiting the capacity in the venue, so please book in advance to make sure you can get in. We would ask that you consider taking a lateral flow test before you come to the event, and obviously don&#x27;t come if it is positive. Similarly, if you have any potential Covid symptoms, or think you&#x27;ve come into contact with someone who might have it, please stay away. We would also ask that you consider wearing a mask where practically possible.We&#x27;ve not had a lot of success with simultaneously livestreaming our events, but we haven&#x27;t entirely given up on trying to make it work, for anyone who can&#x27;t come in person or for whom in person events are for any reason inaccessible. If we do get the logistics sorted then details / zoom link will be added here, &amp; we&#x27;ll send out a message on here &amp; via social media channels.Accessibility info:There are a small number of steps up to enter the venue; unfortunately they do not currently have ramp access, though they are working to sort it for the future. Once inside, the venue is all level and has accessible toilets. The event will be seated, and some chairs can be moved to accommodate any particular requirements. Children are welcome at our events (though we can&#x27;t guarantee all poetry will be child-friendly in content). If you have any questions, or any accessibility requirements not covered here which you would like to discuss with us, please do get in touch, and we&#x27;ll do everything in our power to accommodate you.

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Peter Barlow's Cigarette #39

More events from Peter Barlow's Cigarette

Discover more events from Peter Barlow's Cigarette, from Arts to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Whalley Range and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.

Peter Barlow's Cigarette #39

More events from Peter Barlow's Cigarette

Discover more events from Peter Barlow's Cigarette, from Arts to other experiences you might love.

More Arts events

Browse more Arts events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Whalley Range and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.